Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Quinton Township grades C− overall, ranked 402nd of 466 in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $87K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 76% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $279K, 3.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 34% of the land in Quinton Township is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On cost of living, just 10 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Burden Hill Preserve, at 747 acres.
Where Quinton Township beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Quinton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,390 in 1880, a low of 956 in 1920, 2,580 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Quinton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw37 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw32 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Quinton Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Quinton Township.
Quinton Township sends many workers across the state line to Philadelphia and keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey.
Typical home values rose 9.4% in the year to September 2026. At $1,296 a month, Quinton Township’s median rent is against $1,780 a month in New Jersey’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Quinton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,296 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Quinton Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 291 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Its 5,311 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 90% of New Jersey towns.
0.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burden Hill Preserve | — | 747 |
| 2. Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 671 |
| 3. Burden Hill Forest Preserve | — | 510 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Quinton Township. Quinton Township beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 45% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Quinton Township.
| Quinton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 22% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Quinton Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.1% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 9.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.9% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
22% of working residents cross a state line to work, Philadelphia among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Quinton Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Quinton Township has added 370 jobs, to 655 in 2023. The average trip to work in Quinton Township is 30 minutes.
| Quinton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $87,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Quinton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Quinton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Quinton Township
About 1 of every 100 Quinton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Quinton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US
Quinton Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,580, a decrease of 86 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,666, which in turn reflected a decline of 120 (−4.3%) from the 2,786 counted in the 2000 census. Quinton was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1873, from portions of Upper Alloways Creek Township (now Alloway Township). The township's name is said to derive from the name of an early settler, with both Tobias Quinton and Edward Quinton mentioned as possible namesakes. In March 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, a min…
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7 towns share a border with Quinton Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Township | #402 | C− | B− | — | C− | C− |
| Stow Creek Township | — | — | D | — | C− | D |
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Mannington Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Salem | #452 | D− | B | D− | D | D− |
| Marlboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alloway Township | #266 | B− | B− | — | C | B− |
| Elsinboro Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C− |
Stow Creek Township, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township and Elsinboro Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Quinton Township, Stow Creek Township, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township, Alloway Township and Elsinboro Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marlboro isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Quinton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Quinton Township grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #402 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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